The owner of a shuttered nuclear power plant in northeast Wisconsin is working with the state’s largest utility company to explore the potential for bringing new nuclear energy generation to the site. Utah-based nuclear company  EnergySolutions owns the Kewaunee Power Station in Kewaunee County. The company has announced that it is working with WEC Energy Group, the parent company of We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, on the effort.

The companies are in the early stages of a “multi-year” plan to pursue federal approval for bringing new nuclear energy online at the site, according to EnergySolutions. The company says the plan also includes conducting “in-depth” site and environmental studies.

EnergySolutions President and CEO Ken Robuck said rising energy demand from data centers, artificial intelligence and industrial growth have made reliable carbon-free energy more important than ever.

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